Lighting fixture



NOV. 27, 1934. 5 BARNES LIGHTING FIXTURE Filed April 22, 1952 INVENTOR J/o/r/qy H Bar/reap ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 27, 1934 1,982,191 g A UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LIGHTING FIXTURE Stanley H. Barnes, New Rochelle, N. Y., assignor to Gleason-Tiebout Glass Company, Maspeth, Long Island, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application April 22, 1932, Serial No. 606,768 7 Claims. (Cl. 240-78) The present invention relates to lighting fixdicated at 21 so as to provide a seat 22 for the tures and is more particularly directed toward ininner edge 23 of a deflector 24, preferably made direct lighting fixtures having aluminous central of glass. When this deflector is in place, as portion or disc directly supported from above (as shown, it closes the slots 19 so thatthe supportfor example by a socket cover) and a light d ing chains 16 cannot then be removed from the 60 fiector of larger diameter supported from the censlots. 7 tral luminous disc. I When one desires to take down the fixture for Where both p rts are made of glas e inner any purpose, the shade 24 is lifted or raised up edge of the outer or larger glass part rests diby one hand while the other hand tilts the disc.

rectly on the peripheral edge of the smaller or Two of. t chains readily disengage from th 5 disc-like part. This avoids the use of metal rings slots and ,then the disc may be tilted the other and permits the character of the light transmitted way to release the other chain. to be controlled entirely by the glass parts. Fig. 1 also shows the use of a metal cap or Th pr n inv n ion n mpl s a fi re cover 25 secured to the disc 18 by a central bolt of this nature wherein the disc is secured to the 26. When this'cover is used, the light is out oii 70 socket cover .in such a manner that it can be and the brightnessbf the outerpart ofv the disc easi y detach d to facilitate assemb y, pmade more noticeable by contrast. vThis is esing, and cleaning. pecially of value where an opaque or substan- The invention also contemplates a fixture tially opaque shade 24 is employed.

wherein the outer deflector, which may be made In the former construction shown in Fig. 3, 75 of glass p q material, s pported from the socket cover 30 is provided with slots 31 and the lower luminous disc in such a way as to 86- holes 32 adapted to receive the upper hooked curely lock the supporting means for the lumiends 33 of wires 34. The lower ends of these wires nous disc in place. have enlargements or heads as indicated at 35, Other and further objects of the invention will and are received in slots 36 in a glass disc or cup so appear as the description proceeds. 37. These wire members are preferably under The accompanying drawing shows, for purposes slight tension and press inwardly so as to securely of illustrating the present invention, three of the hold the glass disc in place. The deflector or many embodiments in which the invention may shade 38 may be of glass, metal, or other suittake f t being understood that the drawing able material, and locks the suspension wires in is illustrative of the invention rather than limplace to prevent accidental separation. The disc iting the same. In this drawing: is removed by raising and'tilting so that two of Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view with p rts in the wires pass out through the slots, whereupon elevation, w one m Of l ght g fi the disc is moved to separate it from the other 35 Fig. 2 is an inverted plan View of the same on wire. 90

a larger scale; and The fixture shown in Fig. 4 has a glass shade Figs. 3 and 4 are views similar to Fig. 1 showing 40 having a central opening 41. It is supported modified forms of construction. by a glass disk or plate 42 on which it directly In the drawing, a conve DD S115- rests. This disc is drilled to receive rods 43 40 pension for a lighting fixture is indicated at 10. threaded to receive knobs 44. The rods depend 5 It carries a lamp socket 11, a lamp bulb 12, and from a socket cover or other support. Instead socket cover 13 in the usual manner. of rods, bead chain could be employed. The di- As shown in Fig. 1, the socket cover 13 is proameter of the opening in the shade is preferably vided with a lower bead 14 SlOfited as indicated just large enough to receive the rods 43 so that 45- at 15 to receive lengths of bead chain 16. The the glass shade may be centered on the disc 100 lower lengths of this bead chain have larger balls without requiring a shoulder. 1'7. Th s lengths of bead chain pp a glass The discs or cups 18 or 37 may assume various member 18 of suitable ornamental shape and proornamental shapes or may be in the form of a vided with slots 19 adapted to accommodate t e substantially flat piece of glass or other light difbead chain 16 and with pockets 20 to receive the fusing material. They are preferably made of 5 balls 17 at the lower end of the bead chain. pressed crystal glass, clear or colored, rendered When the parts are in the position indicated in more or less diffusing by sand blasting or etchthe drawing, the disc 18 will be suspended a suiting in whole or in part. These discs present able distance below the lamp bulb. The upper comparatively deep sections as indicated at A edge of the disc is preferably shouldered as inthrough which light passes so as to provide a comparatively bright ring of luminous material, of less optical density than the shade 24, thereby adding an effective form of trimming to the fixture.

It will, of course, be understood that the present invention is not necessarily limited to lighting fixtures which are open at the top for it may be applied'to totally enclosed fixtures made with a one piece or a two piece globe open at the bottom. It then provides a convenient means, not only for supporting the shade or globe but for afiording access to the lamp bulb from underneath. It also provides for luminous trimming to the fixture which enhances its appearbodied in many forms and constructions, and I wish it to be understood that the particular forms shown are but a few of the many forms. Various modifications and. changes being possible, I do not otherwise limit myself in any way with respect thereto. 1 4 1 What is claimed is:

1. A lighting fixture comprising a pendant lamp socket, a socket cover about the socket, a lamp bulb in the socket, a translucent disc underneath the lampbulb, the disc having peripheral slots. disc supporting members secured to the socket cover and-passing through'the slots, and a bowl restingon the discand closing the slots.

' 2. A lighting fixture comprising a pendant lamp socket, a socket cover about'thesocket, a'lamp bulb in the socket,;a translucentdisc underneath the lamp bulb,' the disc having peripheral slots, disc supportingmemberssecured to the socket cover and passing through the slots, and a bowl having a bottom opening smallerthan the disc and large enough to receive the supporting members,

the bowl resting on the periphery of the disc and extending upwardly and outwardly.

3. An indirect lighting fixture having a bowl, open at the bottom, a diffusing glass disc havin a peripheral seat to receive the lower edge of the the slots.

4. A lighting fixture as claimed in claim 3, wherein the supporting members are in the form of lengths of bead chain having enlarged balls at the lower end, and the disc has ball receiving pockets.

5. A lighting fixture as claimed in claim 3, wherein the supporting members are in the form of. lengths of resistant wire tensioned to press inwardly.

6. A lighting fixture comprising a diffusing bowl openat the bottom, and a diffusing closure member for the hole, the closure member being provided-- with a thick peripheral edge of less density than the bowl so as to provide a bright ring of light below the bowl.

'7. A lighting fixture comprising a centrally located glass'disc, supports extending from above the disc-down through openings in the disc near its edge and havingenlargements below the disc 4 to support the disc, and a glass diffusing bowl extending upwardly and outwardly fromthedisc,

the bowl having a central aperture to receive the supports, and resting directly on the upper surface of the glass disc.

STANLEY H. BARNES. 

